GORDO BANKS PANGAS
November 1st, 2026
Our port closed again on Wednesday and Thursday due to bad weather, mostly consisting of big swells and rain, lots of rain! The port reopened Friday morning at 6:30 am. Our fleet went out as we had big groups of anglers anxious to fish due to port closures affecting their schedules. It did not seem too bad as we were heading out; though conditions got ugly quick. Heavy rain took over the area for nearly 3 consecutive hours that morning and most boats had to come in early. The boats that fished Vinorama to Iman reported no rain throughout those grounds and were able to fish with no issues.
Unfortunately, many areas of Los Cabos suffered major flooding, with some cars even ending up in the ocean (Costa Azul bridge). Many towns are built on or near riverbeds (arroyos), so when water comes racing down the mountains into the arroyos, it creates major flooding. The flooding has cleared up, and everything seems to be almost back to normal.
Water temperatures have cooled down a few degrees. We are now seeing water temps at the Inner/Outer Gordo in the 87-88 range. Towards Vinorama, San Luis, and Iman, we are seeing temps in the 86-87 degree range. Still warm, though it makes a big difference as we were averaging low 90s a few weeks back. We are still experiencing a live bait shortage. It usually takes some time to recover after the big tournaments. We have the Tuna Jackpot tournament starting next Thursday, and this will not help the cause. However, it will make for a very interesting tournament as we are seeing some big ones at the Gordos.
Early in the week and this weekend, we saw decent tuna action at the Inner and Outer Gordo. Most boats reported these fish to be finicky, though using multiple different baits and putting in the time helped increase the chances of hooking into a nice one; some boats landed up to 4 in a day. These boats used dead sardines, squid, chunks of skipjack, live chiwili, and live skipjacks. Many of the local pangeros also reported good action later in the afternoon. Most of these fish were averaging 50 to 100 pounds, though we did have a handful in the 100-to-230-pound range.
Towards Vinorama, San Luis, and Iman, the tuna bite remains spotty, lucky to land one or two in a morning outing. The wahoo bite did seem to improve this week throughout the same tuna grounds. Many of the wahoo came on X-Raps (30-40ft divers), DTXs (165s and 200s), and rigged ballyhoo. Most of the wahoo seen have been medium size, with an occasional 35-40 pounder in the mix. Barely any dorado in the area; the ones we have seen have been small. We hope to start seeing more as the water cools down a few more degrees.
Bottom action has slowed down, though we still saw a few nice dogtooth snapper, barred snapper, and grouper, most of them coming on chunks of skipjack throughout different rock structures at Iman, San Luis, and Vinorama.
Good Fishing, Brian
